Do you find that chronic stress and emotional fatigue are becoming all too common in your fast-paced world? The intricacies of navigating personal challenges, supporting others in healing professions, or a loss of balance in your daily life make learning to be resilient essential. ACHS is proud to introduce the micro-credential course “Cultivating Resilience: Practices to Reduce Stress and Release Trauma,” a self-paced, experiential program designed to help you reconnect with your body, mind, and spirit.
Evidence-Based, Mind-Body Practices
This eight-module course offers a science-informed, hands-on exploration of resilience and the human stress response. Students will learn how chronic stress and trauma affect the nervous system and discover a toolkit of evidence-based, trauma-informed practices that support self-regulation and recovery. Through guided somatic and mindfulness-based exercises, breathwork, gentle movement, creative expression, nature-based reflection, and journaling, learners gain practical tools for restoring balance, vitality, and emotional well-being.
Building Lasting Resilience: Learning Outcomes
What makes this course unique is its whole-person approach. Rather than focusing solely on theory, “Cultivating Resilience” invites learners to engage in practical, creative exploration. Each module includes opportunities to reflect on personal stress patterns, explore soothing and energizing practices, and even develop a personalized “Resilience Go-Bag”—a collection of tools, rituals, and strategies to sustain calm and clarity long after the course ends.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe how chronic stress and trauma impact emotional and physical health.
- Apply somatic, breath-based, creative, nature-based, and mindfulness practices to regulate the nervous system.
- Reflect on personal stress responses and design a personalized “Resilience Go-Bag.”
- Integrate restorative practices like movement, rest, gratitude, and creativity into everyday life and professional settings.
- Evaluate how resilience practices can foster sustainable well-being for individuals and communities alike.
Meet the Instructor
This micro-credential is facilitated by Nichol Chase, an educator, program leader, and multi-lineage contemplative teacher known for her expertise in resilience science, trauma-informed care, and embodied wisdom practices. With a background that bridges art, science, and spirituality, Nichol brings an integrative and compassionate approach to her teaching.
Nichol’s teaching draws from a rich foundation in yoga, mindfulness, and the creative arts. As a classically trained ballerina and opera singer, she weaves movement, breath, and sound into her instruction, helping students connect deeply to their bodies and emotions. Her approach bridges neuroscience and contemplative wisdom, empowering learners to develop resilience that is not only mental but deeply embodied.
Get Started Today
Ready to start learning how to balance and vitality? Enroll in “Cultivating Resilience: Practices to Reduce Stress and Release Trauma” today!
Want to learn more before you enroll? Join Nichol Chase for a special live webinar on Thursday, January 15, 2026, where she’ll explore key insights from the “Cultivating Resilience” micro-credential and share practical tools for supporting nervous system health.
👉 Register for the webinar at achs.edu/events.
This article is for informational purposes only. Please contact ACHS Admissions at [email protected] or 800-487-8839 for additional information and to apply for admission. Graduation from any ACHS program does not confer a license to practice medicine. ACHS graduates do not claim to treat, diagnose, cure, or prescribe. Please note that professional success is achieved by a number of factors beyond education and experience, including soft skills, work ethic, integrity, and other skills that may not be developed through education and training alone. Not all graduates will achieve the career outcomes provided as examples in this article and other ACHS marketing materials.
